The Winning Chili Recipe

As promised on Twitter, here is the recipe that won best overall, and hottest (even though it was NOT that hot) chili at my "job other than the farm that used to pay for the farm" chili cook-off.

Roasted Corn and Chipotle Chili

Ingredients:

3 pounds lean stew beef

4 tbsp. canola oil

1 large vidalia onion, diced

1 large red pepper, diced

3 tbsp. McCormick's chipotle chili powder

2 16 oz. cans pureed tomatoes

1 20 oz can kidney beans

3 cobs of corn, roasted on grill or under broiler, then cut off cob

In a large sauce pan, over medium high heat, add 2 tbsp oil. When the oil just starts to smoke, add the beef and brown all over. When the meat is finished browning, add enough water over the beef to cover, and place on burner at low for about 3 hours, until the beef almost falls apart and is tender. After the beef has finished, drain and finish the chili as follows. In another large pot over medium high heat, add the remaining oil. When it is just smoking, add the onion, peppers and chipotle chili powder. Stir until onions are translucent. Add tomato puree, kidney beans, corn and meat to the pot. Let simmer for an hour, add additional chili powder to taste, but the 3 tbsp gives it just enough kick without making it fiery. Enjoy!